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Where does “baju” come from?

baju (Malay) comes from Classical Malay باجو, from Classical Persian بازو, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢, from Proto-Iranian baHjúh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

baju (Malay): shirt; top

Definitions

  1. shirt; top

Ancestry of “baju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayباجو—
2Classical Persianبازو—
3Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢—
4Proto-IranianbaHjúh—
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “baju”

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